A visit to the Parnell Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Parnell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parnell Cemetery:
36.8321, -80.8070
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parnell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parnell Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Hillsville. Hillsville lies just to the southeast of the Parnell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parnell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Parnell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parnell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shorts Creek - Frazier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Little Vine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Little Vine Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Beasley Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Beasley Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Hill Cemetery
- Lilburn Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Surratt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Surratt Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surratt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Surratt Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Hillsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354339 <5>
- Quesenberry - Dalton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Peak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jackson Peak Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Peak Cemetery
- Pickett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Osbourne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Osbourne Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbourne Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fosters Falls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frazier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
- Mabe Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mabe Family Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabe Family Cemetery
- The Mabe Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mabe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1994958 <5>
- Coulson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Coulson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulson Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Shockley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shockley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockley Cemetery
- Worrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Worrell Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Montgomery - Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Parnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parnell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shorts Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Sylvatus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Sheep Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Hillsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dugspur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Siloam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fort Chiswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Fries
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mack Creek Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Draper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Max Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Galax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pipers Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Fancy Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Drenn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Gladesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Kent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Nester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Indian Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pulaski
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Parnell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fries
- Galax
- Galax lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Parnell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galax.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
- Hillsville
- Pulaski
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Parnell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Carroll County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Parnell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1738853 (Parnell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1738853 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 793 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sylvatus
- Location given for Parnell Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8320692 Lon: -80.8070187
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parnell Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |